$5, 5 mins and a bit of fun

Josh · Post by **Josh** » August 26th, 2012, 7:17 pm

Picked these up yesterday for a bit of fun.

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Just for a bit of fun really. Who knows, they might be something special one (like 10 yrs time).

Josh

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » August 26th, 2012, 7:46 pm

Hi Josh , from little things big things grow , even idea's . It good to see someone post a simple $5 trainer in 5 minutes time , just goes to show you don't have to spend big bucks to get good results . . Its the achievement that is more rewarding than the purchase . Well bone .

Cheers Alpineart

Post by **kcpoole** » August 26th, 2012, 8:47 pm

I agree Alpine, one can learn a lot from these sorts of exercises and are very useful to keep one interested whil learning

They are what we call, Sticks in pots, but they are your own work and will teach you how to keep a tree healthy in a small pot with little risk, and then to learn to wire and shape a tree how you wish
good stuff

ken

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » August 26th, 2012, 8:57 pm

Hi Josh , don't listen to kc

, mate my sticks in pots don't look like that

. At least yours have a bit of character mine look like Sticks in pots . There's more character in them than some of my trainers

.

Cheers Alpine

Post by **kcpoole** » August 26th, 2012, 9:06 pm

Noting wrong with sticks on Pots

, We have all had them and hopefully

learnt heaps from them

Ken

Josh · Post by **Josh** » August 26th, 2012, 9:36 pm

Thanks guys, this was really just for a bit of fun but after planting them thought it would be good to have a play so wired them. That was fun

These will sit on the bench and I'll play with them as they grow. I have a few plants that are experimental. One of my bosses years ago told me "A mistake is only a mistake if you don't learn anything from it, if you learn something then it is a lesson". (I had lots of lessons in that job

) So I figure a few pots like this to learn from will be good. So if i kill them now it will be a lesson

By the way Ken, this is a stick in a pot given to me by my mother for my birthday

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and Ken if you can guess what it is I'll give you bonus points

Josh

Post by **kcpoole** » August 26th, 2012, 10:37 pm

that really is a Stick in a pot:-)
No idea hat is can be, but maybe Maple?

Ken

Josh · Post by **Josh** » August 26th, 2012, 10:59 pm

Well done Ken, it is Acer palmatum. I think it has a year or two before I start wiring the branches

My plan is to grow it on and one day it will take pride of place on the bench as the stick that mum bought

I figure my grandchildren can enjoy it.

Josh

Chris H · Post by **Chris H** » August 27th, 2012, 11:35 pm

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Here is one that started as a stick in a pot. When I looked at it last year suddenly it started to look worth playing with.

Keep those sticks
With just a bit of time they become stocks

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » August 28th, 2012, 6:19 am

Chris H wrote:
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1346074493.255116.jpg
Here is one that started as a stick in a pot. When I looked at it last year suddenly it started to look worth playing with.

Keep those sticks
With just a bit of time they become stocks

Hey Chris im very curious as to how long it has taken you to get from stick to this ???

thoglette · Post by **thoglette** » August 29th, 2012, 9:52 pm

kidsandall wrote:By the way Ken, this is a stick in a pot given to me by my mother for my birthday

While we're being permissive about sticks in pots, here's one of mine (complete with Pup-spec AA battery). It's a cutting which I took late summer and seems to be surviving despite the odds.

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No nebari, no ramification, no taper.

Also bonus points if you can guess what it is.

MoGanic · Post by **MoGanic** » August 29th, 2012, 10:07 pm

It's a tree!

Guessing an elm? Stab in the dark at English?

thoglette · Post by **thoglette** » August 30th, 2012, 12:49 pm

MoGanic wrote:It's a tree!

Soon, maybe!

MoGanic wrote:Guessing an elm? Stab in the dark at English?

It's still winter - the elms here have no leaves. It's evergreen
Clue - It's a weed and the local name confuses it's country of origin.

Post by **kcpoole** » August 30th, 2012, 1:32 pm

Lantana?

If it is, there are quite a few very nice ones around as Bonsai.

Ken

thoglette · Post by **thoglette** » August 31st, 2012, 12:56 am

kcpoole wrote:Lantana?

Close but no banana - originally from south america and is a weed in at least three states - grows into a tree with edible drupes

AusBonsai